GREY BOOTS FAVOURITE FOR THE CAULFIELD CUP

Wanganui Chronicle, 17 October 1950, Page 3

GREY BOOTS FAVOURITE FOR THE CAULFIELD CUP

MELBOURNE, Oct. 16 (Recd. 7.5 pm).—Lincoln, winner of last year’s Caulfield Cup, may not start next Saturday. The horse is sore in front and his trainer, Lou Robertson, said that at the moment there seemed little chance of his running. Robertson said he would continue treating Lincoln with the hope of getting him to the post. Lincoln has been heavily supported straight out and in doubles. Last Saturday he came from a long way back to finish well in the Toorak Handicap, and his backers were confident he would do much better over the extra half-mile of the Cup. After his brilliant win in the Toorak Handicap Grey Boots has been installed favourite for the Caulfield Cup at less than double figures. Lead- j ing bookmakers, however state that they will gamble against’ him as he ; has not yet won beyond a mile. His, finishing effort last Saturday, how- j ever, indicated that he should not be ' troubled by the extra half-mile. Should a ballot be necessary for the : Cup there is a possibility that Grey : Boots may be balloted out. Under ; the balloting clauses a horse which. has never won or been placed beyond ' a mile may be eliminated. After his second in the Herbert Power Handicap last Saturday Peer- 1 less Fox has been installed second I favourite for the Melbourne Cup. He 1 went right out of favour owing to ; poor form following an injury in a | race. His performance on Saturday i was his best since he won the Ade- ! laide Cup in May. Indian Chief ran a record gallop j for six furlongs on the steeplechase j grass at Caulfield on Saturday. He i ran the distance in 1.141—a quarter of a second better than the previous record by Radiant Star. Indian Chief I who was narrowly defeated in the I Metropolitan, has firmed for the Caulfield Cup, in which he will he ridden | by W. Cook. Beau Gem ran sourly in the Toorak ; Handicap, in which he was heavily j supported, and has lost favour for the , Caulfield Cup. Chicquita appears Io have recover- I ed from th* injury she received re- 1 cently and is now expected to take her place in the Caulfield Cup. She is I'kely to star! in the Caulfield Stakes <-n Wednesday. She was heavily sup•mied over the week-end for the Cup.